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Recent Examples of gesticulate
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
The video, without sound, shows the three of them gesticulating at each other before the 13-year-old in red pants appears to charge David and stab him.
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Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
And, besides, he could be seen bear-hugging his players, as well as those of Newcastle, within moments of being led away from Barrott, twice turning back to shout and angrily gesticulate in the referee’s direction.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
The video, without sound, shows the three of them gesticulating at each other before the 13-year-old in red pants appears to charge David and stab him.
—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
And, besides, he could be seen bear-hugging his players, as well as those of Newcastle, within moments of being led away from Barrott, twice turning back to shout and angrily gesticulate in the referee’s direction.
—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
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Chwalińska could not prevent Sawangkaew from leveling the set, and gestured towards her discomfort on multiple occasions.
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Her closing argument gestured broadly toward supporting public education, tenants, and quality of life, without specifics that voters could hold onto.
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Some waving flags, others wiping away tears, thousands have gathered in Tehran for the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader.
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For 90 minutes, supporters waved flags, drummed, danced, and sang, but by the end of the evening the soccer scoreline mattered far less than what unfolded in the crowd.
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Nike sneakers emblazoned with the Haitian flag, nodding to her Haitian roots.
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The ’90s are so back this summer, and this simple look nods at the decade while modernizing the look.
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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